[Wyatt Earp]

Hats off to both the teams, Cheerleaders and fans. This was a game of high emotions that ran throughout the evening. Paintsville attacked early and South Floyd countered. We all can say things about the refs or the players taking cheap shots all night and nothing will be changed. Paintsville has a talented team and so does South Floyd. They played as hard as anyone could ask for the full 32 minutes and not once did either back down. I thought that both pulled back from a pressing style because of the guards on each team handling the press. Ryan Johnson has always played the style he uses and has never been called for palming it and this includes down state where he has played many games. South Floyd did not pressure the ball full court because of the way Paintsvilles team handles the press. That is a tribute to BMR and his staff for days of work in practice. South Floyd plays in Richmond Thursday and I would almost guarantee the players will be there to support the Paintsville Girls 15th Champs when they play. I guarantee you could ask anyone on the South Floyd coaching staff and they would have nothing but positive comments about the Paintsville Tigers and Bill Mike Runyon. Great game just bad that both could not win.